Fastener device for radiator covers and the like



C. D. CASH Sept. 7, 1937.

FASTENER DEVICE FOR RADIATOR COVERS AND THE LIKE Filed Aug. 29, 1936Lift Patented Sept. 7, 1937 'r creme.

FASTENER :onvrcs FOR RADIATOR covsns AND THE LIKE illaude D. Cash,Chicago, Ill.

Application August 29, 1936, Serial No. 98,532

6 Claims.

This invention relates to a fastener device for radiator covers and thelike.

While the invention has to do particularly with a fastener device forflexible radiator covers such as are usually made of fabric, it is to beunderstood that it is not limited to such use but may be employed for.fastening radiator bug screens in place and elsewhere as suitable anddesired.

One of the main objects of my invention is to provide a fastener devicewhich is adapted for fastening the radiator cover or the like in placeeffectively and expeditiously.

It is also an object of my invention to provide a fastener device ofimproved construction which i may be applied and removed conveniently;also a fastener device of pleasing appearance, particularly when appliedto hold the radiator cover or the like in place.

Further objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from thefollowing detailed description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure lis a fragmentary perspective view of the front of an automobile,showing a radiator cover fastened in place over the radiator grill withfastener devices embodying the present invention;

Figure 2 is a detail section through one of the fastener devices and theadjacent portion of the radiator cover and grill on a slightly enlargedscale and taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an outer end View of the fastener device;

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the same; and

Figure 5 is a section similar to Figure 2 through a slightly modifiedform of fastener device embodying the present invention.

Referring to the drawing, the hood of the automobile, shownfragmentarily at 5, is provided at its forward end with a radiator grill6 comprising in the illustrated embodiment of the invention radiatorgrill bars 1 spaced forwardly of the automobile radiator (not shown).

The radiator cover shown at 8 is the usual flexible radiator covercommonly made of suitable fabricmaterial and shaped for application overthe front of the grill 6, as shown. The radiator cover 3 is secured inplace over the front of the grill 6 by the fastener devices it, andusually such a cover is adapted to be folded down from the top and upfrom the bottom and secured in folded position to expose more of theradiator where the temperature is not sufficiently low to make itdesirable to cover the radiator to the extent shown.

The fastener device in comprises a fastener stud Ii which may be punchedor otherwise formed from flat metal stock. This stud l! is provided atits outer end with an integral head l2, and is provided at its inner endwith an integral hook it. Intermediate its ends the stud ii is providedwith integral abutment means M which is preferably of curved form toseat against the outer end of the generally semi-cylindrical or halfround enclosure piece IS.

The enclosure piece I5 is provided at its outer end with a slot itthrough which the head it is passed-for example, from the inner open endll of the enclosure piece in assembling the parts of the device. Theperiphery of the open end of the enclosure piece I5 is provided with aflange 58, and a coiled spring i9, preferably of conical form forstability, surrounds the stud i l and is interposed between the yoke Mon the stud and the flange it on the enclosure piece l5 with its smallerend seated against the yoke I4 and its larger end seated against theflange 8.

The radiator cover 8, which is preferably provided with suitable eyelets20, is applied by placing it over the grill 6, for example as shown inFigure l. The fastener device it is then placed against the outer sideof the cover 8 adjacent the eyelet 2t, and by applying the finger orhand to the head E2 the stud I is pressed inwardly against the tensionof the spring l 9 to project the hooked end it through the grill 6 andinto hooked engagement with one of the grill bars I, as shown in Figure2. The spring l9 and the part of the stud with the abutment means M areenclosed by the enclosure piece l5, and a finished appearance is therebypresented.

The fastener device is released by pressing slightly on the head l2 torelease the hooked end I3 of the stud II from engagement with the grillbar I, whereupon the fastener device may be removed to permit removal orfolding of the cover 8. The spring [9 normally holds the abutment means[4 seated against the outer end of the enclosure piece l5.

The embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 5 is similar to thepreceding embodiment of the invention except that the large open end ofthe enclosure piece I5 is provided with a base piece 22. This base piece22 seats against the flange H8 at the large open end of the closurepiece i5, and the conical coiled spring i9 is interposed between theabutment means i l on the stud H and the base piece 22. The base piecemay be upset centrally to fit within and position the large end of thespring I9 as shown,

and it has a central opening 23 for the passage therethrough of thehooked end l3 of the stud l I. The base piece 22 is preferably ofspider-like form, as shown at 24.

I do not intend to be limited to the precise details shown or described.

I claim:

1. A fastener device of the class described comprising a fastener stud,a hook at the inner end of said stud, abutment means on said studintermediate its ends, an enclosure member enclosing the portion of saidstud provided with said abutment means and having an open end providedwith a flange, and a spring disposed within said enclosure member andconfined between the abutment means on said stud and the flange at theinner end of the enclosure member.

2. A fastener device of the class described comprising a fastener stud,a hook at the inner end of said stud, abutment means on said studintermediate its ends, an enclosure member enclosing the portion of saidstud provided with said abutment means and having an. open end providedwith a flange, and a spring disposed Within said enclosure member andconfined between the abutment means on said stud and the flange at theinner end of the enclosure member, said spring normally seating theabutment means on said stud against the outer end of the enclosurememher and of generally conical form with its small end seated againstthe abutment means on the stud and its large end seated against theflange on said enclosure member.

3. A fastener device of the class described comr prising a fastenerstud, a head at the outer end of said stud, a hook at the inner end ofsaid stud, abutment means on said stud intermediate its ends, agenerally half round enclosure member having a slot at its outer endthrough which the head on said stud projects and having its inner endopen and provided with a flange, the abutment means on said stud beingof a curvature substantially conforming with the curvature of the outerend of said enclosure member, and a spring disposed within saidenclosure member and confined between the abutment means on said studand the flange at the inner end of the enclosure member, said springnormally seating the abutment means on said stud against the outer endof the enclosure member and of generally conical form with its small endseated against the abutment means on the stud and its large end seatedagainst the flange on said enclosure member.

4. A fastener device of the class described comprising a fastener studformed of flat stock with an integral head at its outer end, an integralhook at its inner end, and integral abutment means intermediate itsends, a generally half round enclosure member having a slot at its outerend through which the head on said stud projects and having its innerend open and provided with a flange, said enclosure member enclosing theportion of the stud provided with said abutment means, the abutmentmeans on said stud being of a curvature substantially conforming withthe curvature of the outer end of said enclosure member, and a springdisposed within said enclosure member and confined between the abutmentmeans on the stud and the flange at the inner end of the enclosuremember, said spring normally seating the abutment means on the studagainst the outer end of the enclosure member and of generally conicalform with its small end seated against the abutment means on the studand its large end seated against the flange on the enclosure member.

5. A fastener device of the class described comprising a fastener memberhaving a hook in proximity to its inner end and a finger-piece inproximity to its outer end, an enclosure member enclosing theintermediate portion of said fastener member, first abutment means onsaid Z fastener member intermediate its ends, second abutment means inproximity to the inner end of said enclosure member, and spring meansdisposed within said enclosure member and confined between said firstand second abutment means, said spring means tending yieldingly toretract the hook in proximity to the inner end of said fastener memberwhen said fastener member is projected inwardly against the tension ofsaid spring means.

6. A fastener device of the class described comprising a fastener stud,a head at the outer end of said stud, a hook at the inner end of saidstud, abutment means on said stud intermediate its ends, an enclosuremember enclosing the portion of said stud provided with said abutmentmeans and provided with a slot at its outer end through which the headon said stud projects, said enclosure member having an open inner endprovided with a flange, a base member disposed within said enclosuremember and seated against the flange at the inner end of said enclosuremember, said base member having an opening through which the hooked endof said stud projects, and a spring coiled about the stud within saidenclosure member and confined between the abutment means on said studand the flange at the inner end of the enclosure member.

CLAUDE D. CASH.

